Metal german tile



Nov. 8 1927.

` J. TYRA METAL GERMAN TILE Filed April 13. 1925 /NVE/VT JosfPff y TYR/7 .BY f//s HVTORNE Ys taken substantially on the line 3-8 Patented Nov. S, 193?.

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Application tied Api-ii 1e, 1925. serial No. aar/s3.

This invention relates to a roong or roofing materialand particularly to a roofing made of sheet material, such as metal, and which is adapted to simulate German tile. f fr It is an object of this invention to provide a rooting material comprising sheets having longitudinally extending grooves and ridges :formed therein and formed at their ends to lit together and provide an effective water shedding joint, said sheets, when in place, simulating the well known German tile.

l It is also an object of this invention to provide' such a root comprising sheetshavi'ng longitudinally extending grooves and ribs viormed therein and extending throughout the entire length thereof, which sheets have theirupper edge portions oiiset upwardly and their lower edge portions oiiset downwardly.

`It is further an object of the invention to provide a rooting having she-ets as defined in the preceding paragraph, which sheets have an inclined portion between said oli'set end portions extending toward the plane of the roof upwardly of said sheets.

It is still another object of the invention toprovide a roofing comprising sheets, preterably` of metal, havinglongitudinally ex tending grooves and ridges and offset end portions, together with means for efticiently securing said sheets in place.

These and other objects and advantages ofthey invention will be fully set forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views, and in which, v i

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a portion oi a root embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section thereof taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, as indicated by the arrow, and shown on an enlarged scale Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 1, oli Fig. 1, as indicated by thel arrows; f

Figure 4e is a longitudinal vertical section vtalen on the line 4 4' of Fig. 1, as indicated by the arrows; and s n,

' Fig. 5 is -a perspective view of the lower portion of one of the root' sections.

Referring to the drawings, particularly Fig. 1, a roof is shown which is composed of a plurality of similar sheets, each oi' said rige. Y

sheets being designated generally as 6. u

l/Vhile various sheet material might be used for the roofing, the same, preferably is made oi metal and the metal sheets 6 are bent or stamped `to have `formed therein a vplurality of ribs 7 and corresponding grooves 8 formed therebetween. lVhile the ribs 7 and grooves 8 may be variously formed, inthe einbodiment of the invention illustrated, it `will be seen that there are pairs of the ribs 7 comparatively closely spaced and a single rib 7 separated from said pairs by wider grooves 8. The ridges 7 and grooves 8 with .the other formation of the sheets give the roof the appearance of the well `knownlGferinan tile.

It will Vbe noted that the ribs 7 l* and grooves 8 extend throughout the entire lengthof the sheet 6 and said sheets are bent to have their lower edge portions 9 downwardly oii'set and their upper edge portions 10 upwardly offset.

'The sheets 6 are also shown as having a portion 11 adjacent the oii'set kend portion 9 extending substantially parallel to the oiiset portion 9. While the portion 12` between portions 9 and 10 may be disposed at various angles, in theembodiment of the invention l i illustrated, the sameis shown as extending substantially at right angles to portions 9 and 11. The sheet -6 is also shown as having a portion 13 adjacent the offset portion 10 which is parallel to said otsetportion 10 aswell as being parallel to portions 9 and 1l. l/Vhile the portion between portions -10 and 13 might be disposed at various angles, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated the sameis shown as extending substantially at right angles to said portions 1() and 13. Between the portions 11 and 13, the sheets 6 have a portion 111 which extends downwardly in an inclined direction. It will be noted that in the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the distance the portions 9 and 11 are offset and the distance the: portions 10 and 13 are oiiiset is substantially the same as the distance between the planes of portions 11 and 13 so that portions 9 and 13 are substantiallyin the same plane and portions 10 and 11 are substantially inthe same plane. f

\ In order to hold the roofing in place, clips 15 are used. Strips 16 of wood or similari" material `may be disposed crosswise of the sheathing .17 on which the roof will be placed rectly to the sheathing, as shown in the lower portion of Fig. 3, or said clips may be secured to the sheathing with the lower section 6, as shown in Fig. Li. The strips 16 have been foundV very desirable to .properly aline the roof sections and assemble the same in proper position. In either case, the clips 15 extend beneath the lower edge of the sheets and are reversely bent at their lower ends to extend over the edge of the 'sheet 6, as clearlyshown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4. The sheets 6 are overlapped at their side edges, the joints preferably being staggered, as shown in Fig. 1, and the sheets are overlapped so that one pair of the closel adjacent ribs k7 overlies the similar pair o ribs 7 on the under sheet. This provides a secure and tight joint. If any moisture should find itsway under the top sheetand across the first rib '7 it would run down in the intervening groove 8 between said rib 7 and would not pass over the second rib '7 and get beneath the roof. The offset portions4 at the lower ends of the top sheet overlap the upwardly offset portion at the upper end of the under sheets. as clear-ly shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

In Fig. 3, the bottom portion of a roof is shown and a metal eaves trough 18 is shown disposed under the lower edge of the lowermost sheet v(5 and under one of the strips 16, said trough being held in place by the nail which vholds the clip 15. The conduit 1S fits into a recess4 cut out of the studding 19 which supports the sheathing 17. In practice, arlayer of material such as tar paper 20 i's usually placed between the metal roofing-and the sheathing 17.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has provided a' simple and efficient roofing of sheet material such as metal. Any rain or moisture getting on the roof will run down the same and will be shed from one sheet 6 to the other so that it will not pass under said sheets. Even where water might accumulate in some quantities on the roof, it would hardly be -deep enough to pass u' over the upwardly offset end portion 'at tie top of the sheets and under the sup'erposed sheet. The inclined portion 14 is at such an inclination relative to the horizontal that water and moisture .will readily run off of the same. The clips 15 are secured beneath the sheet 6 so that there are no exposed nail holes in which the moisture can penetrate. rlhe roof when assembled, gives a very neat and beautiful appearance, the same preferably is made of metal coa-ted 1 with a waterproofcoating, such as 'oeing galvanized and the finished roof will be painted 4so that it will closely simulate tile.

. When viewed from the street it would be dicult to tell whether it was metal or tile roofing. Tile roofing, as is well known, has many objections and a metal roong is much more eflcient and durable. The roofing has been amply demonstrated in actual practice and found to be very successful and eliicient and very pleasing to the eye. A .It will, of course, be understood, that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, in the novel parts and combinations of parts disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

lVhatis claimed is: 1. A sheet metal roof section comprising a substantially rectangular sheet having alternate ribs and grooves formed therein lengthwise thereof, said sheet having a portion at one end formed to extend parallel to the supporting surface for the roof, 'a short portion extending upwardly at right angles to said portion along the portion extending from said latter portion parallel to said first mentioned portion, a comparatively long downwardly sloping portion extending from said last mentioned portion and merging into a somewhat shorter portion disposed substantially in the same yplane as said first mentioned portion and adapted to lie flat against the supporting surface for the roof, a short `portion extending upwardly at right angles to said last mentioned portion and adapted tojengage flat against the side of a cleat and having a short terminal portion extending therefromrparallel to said iirst mentioned portion adapted to engage and lie flat against the top of said cleat.

2. A sheet metal roof section comprising a substantially rectangular sheet having alternate ribs and grooves formed therein lengthwise thereof, said sheet having a portion at one end having a surface extending at right angles to the supporting surface for the roof and adapted to be disposed flat against the side of a. cleat, a portion extending from said latter portion adapted to lie fiatI against the roof supporting surface and a comparatively long portion extending upwardly from said last mentioned portion adapted to extend to and over the top of an adjacent cleat in a direction downwardly of the roof, said section having a terminal portion extending downwardly at the side of said last mentioned cleat adapted t0 overlap the upper end of the adjacent roof section which is in contact with vthe cleat.

In testimony whereof l affix mysignature.

' Y. JOSEPH TYRA. 

